Originally Posted by Dwight Clock:
Granted many of the dirt car owners are one and the same with the owners of the old style pavement cars. And as such they are getting the shaft but NOT because of their ownership of the dirt cars. As far as the old style cars being outlawed that has been covered on this board ad nauseum. What we need to remember here is that there is new management in place at USAC and we should give them reasonable opportunity to right the ship. No matter what not everyone will be pleased but if the overall picture becomes healthy then they will have done their job and done it well.
Dwight,
I agree with you 100%. But the first impression is not a good one. New management or old, not asking the dirt owners to participate in matters of importance to the series is showing a complete lack of respect. It sends a message "loud and clear" that the dirt portion of the series is of secondary importance to the new gen portion.
If Ken Pierson can fly from CA and Jim P can join via conf call from Syracuse, then by all means it would have been easy to get participation from ALL owners if they so desired. It will not get healthy unless the entire series sticks together and works hard to make it happen. To alienate more than half of the owners is not a good way to right the ship. The series will not stick together as long as the red-headed stepchildren with dirt cars are relegated to second tier status.